How do we know that they are not going to keep it all?" The United States and allies France and Russia have supported the IAEA draft deal with Iran as a means to alleviate concerns that Tehran is using its nuclear program to develop atomic weapons covertly.

VOA: standard.2009.10.28

We know that ionization energy is going to increase as we go across the periodic table, so that means carbon has a lower ionization energy than nitrogen which is right next to us.

我们知道电离能会随着周期表,向右而逐渐变大，因此碳的电离能比旁边的氮要低一些,那么就像我说的。

麻省理工公开课 - 化学原理课程节选

If you're a public company it means that you've gone through the procedures at the SEC to be approved as a public company.

一家上市公司,是通过证交会的审查程序,而被批准为上市公司的

耶鲁公开课 - 金融市场课程节选

It means to travel or to leave a place, as suggested in this song, "Hit the Road."

VOA: special.2009.09.20

The other things were valuable as a means, ultimately to pleasure.

其他种种的可贵在于它们，是达至快乐的手段。

耶鲁公开课 - 死亡课程节选

That means early signs of economic recovery, like the way plants begin to shoot up from the ground as a sign of spring.

VOA: special.2009.05.08

Now, think what's at stake here in this worldview, especially as we transition next Thursday to a developing though by no means unanimous or homogenous northern worldview in which reform impulses get embedded.

想想在这种世界观中最薄弱的是什么,特别是我们下周四要过渡到,一个发展中的并非统一或同质的,嵌入了改革的冲动的北方世界观

耶鲁公开课 - 美国内战与重建课程节选

And,as Congressman Rush said, they live in very modest means and it was quite a moment to behold."

VOA: standard.2009.04.07

So it's becoming much more sophisticated, much more interesting and the interesting thing about it is that it verifies a lot of the research that has been done to date with far less sophisticated means, such as self-rapport.

手段更成熟，更有趣，有趣的是,它验证了许多至今通过不全面的方法,所完成的研究的正确性，像自我评估。

哈佛公开课 - 幸福课课程节选

The same means of communication that were used to speak out are being used by the government as a way of shutting down the opposition.

VOA: standard.2010.06.15

Well, I've given a number who have quoted him on a number of reasons but one suggestion might be that it is not so much peace alone that Hobbes cherishes as life. Peace is a means to life.

好，接下来我会讲,有些人援引他的一些原因,但有一个可能是霍布斯,除了把和平向生命一样珍视之外还有其他。

耶鲁公开课 - 政治哲学导论课程节选

They view the act as a legitimate means of resistance to Indian rule.

VOA: standard.2009.04.08

It's referred to as a kapporeth: we don't really know what this word means it's traditionally translated "mercy seat," ] I think that's how the JPS might translate it.

它指的是一个叫做kapporeth的东西，我们不知道它,真正意味着什么，通常我们都叫它“约柜上的金盖“,我认为这个译本翻译自,犹太人出版学会。

耶鲁公开课 - 旧约导论课程节选

Therefore I am willing to give away, through taxes and through other means, part of my income as a person and a lot of other people think the same."

VOA: standard.2010.06.16

If you want to call something as A + B, it means that I did A and then I did B.

如果你想某个量称为 A + B,它表示我先沿着 A 走,然后是 B

耶鲁公开课 - 基础物理课程节选

"So,we think this is going to create a very dire situation where some of us might think of it as genocide by other means rather than by bullets - killing these people slowly through starvation, disease and lack of sanitation,"

VOA: standard.2009.03.28

I think that what you have to do as a young person is develop your human capital and that means knowing how to do things.

我认为作为一个年轻人 你们应该做的,是发展你们的人力资本,而这意味着你们要知道怎样做事情

耶鲁公开课 - 金融市场课程节选